Pros

Great styling and performance and it has stood the test of time. Very solid powertrain with reasonable maintenance costs. Outstanding handling and the best exhaust note of any car I have owned.

Cons

Cheap plastic in the interior and some squeaks and rattles.

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A Classic American Performance Car. —
I sold a pristine BMW convertible for this car with no regrets. Of the 20 plus cars I have owned, the GTA is my favorite. An imperfect automobile that has enough character to outshine any flaws. No complaints-buy them why you can still find them. It took me over two years to find a clean low mileage GTA for under $10k.

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Pros

flat out fun to drive

Cons

gas mileage lol

25

T-tops Off Rollin —
really enjoy driving this car everytime im in it... its an attention getter to say the least.. great looks and great performance even more so when i get new engine in it... will be much better after more power and performance

Pros

Fun, quick, responsive.

Cons

GM interior quality loses again.

25

Worth The Investment To Save! —
She responds to mods well, but runs out of breath too soon as does any TPI.
Interior has some creakiness improved with subframe connectors. Suspension is a
blast just with stock. Body looks great! Gas mileage is decent for the V8.

Pros

Powerful future classic american muscle

Cons

no real reason-gas mileage maybe and small rear seats very low to ground but all those things don't matter when you get behind the wheel.

45

Great Car I Love It, Powerful Full Of Options And Comfortable... In The Front. —
5.7 Litre Tuned Port Injection 350 V8 With MSD Ignition Timing
Control - T/A GTA Notchback-718 Made and they were only
made that year 350 V8 5.7 litres of Detroit Muscle-
The Notchback ismade of fiberglass-Digital Gauges-
120,000 miles-Its Automatic but it will do-This car is
Fun to drive everyone stares and they can hear me
before they see me=Loud. 12-15 MPG at best but i
dont care- It has Mcpherson Shocks Stock from the
factory

Pros

power

Cons

nothing its a muscle car

45

Pure Muscle —
This is an oustanding example of a pure muscle car from the late 80's. Outstanding acceleration, cool styling, easy to work on, and owns mustangs. Pontiac should never have stopped making the Trans Am or gone out of business at all.

Pros

fun and a head turner

Cons

moderately expensive to own

35

The American Dream —
I love my Trans Am GTA. The professional suspension package handles like a dream! Acceleration and cornering abilities are superb! Gas mileage is about 20 mpg but real Americans don't care about that! This car is super fun to drive and turns a lot of heads because they know you are a serious car guy!

Pros

FAst and Pretty

Cons

EXPENSIVE TO FIX

35

Gta Trans Am —
This is not just a trans am this is a 1988 GTA trans am. I owned for 1 year now, the best summer car i ever had, very fast comparable to a corvette can race any new or old car in the gm or pontiac or asian line up. Very fast the ladies love it but its a hard find

Pros

Lots and Lots

Cons

It was haunted - it made me a bad bad boy.

255

Italian Red, Gold Rims, Can We Say Gino ? —
I sold the '85 305 Trans Am for this automatic '88 350 V8 GTA. Once again - way ahead of its time. This dash display was like you were piloting the Starship Enterprise. Oh I had a lot of fun in this car too. T-tops as well. I bought this Trans Am because I thought they looked BETTER than the Corvettes of the same era. I just wish I had of had manual instead of auto. I got into a lot of trouble with this car. Cant explain here. I miss the Gold rims - this certified my Gino status.

Pros

Great style, Amazing durrability

Cons

Lack of power out of the 305 based engines

55

1988 Transam —
1988 was a bad year for the firebird/transam. 305 TBI should have never been used in this car. 170hp at the crank 129 at the wheels is nothing to be boasting about. If it wasn't for the style of this car for the time then chances are it wouldn't have done so well.

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